Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Reapers Harvest Ukrainian Pops
Matt* Lucas New Orleans Woman Matt Gets Blue
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Feel So Good Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Victoria British Columbia Suite
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Handzya Ukrainian Pops
Happy Dolls Hello Dolly Show Album No. 1
Alpha Centauri One Night at a Time ST
Priscilla* Rollins If You Should Lose Me Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
David Amram Summer Nights, Winter Rain Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Joe* Glazer The Farmer is the Man A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Matt* Lucas The Nuthouse Matt Gets Blue
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Your Seduced Me Ти Ж Мене Підманула Ukrainian Pops
Yukon* Genius Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Country Mcdonald Joe* Jean Desprez War War War
Ernie* Smith Don't Down Me Now To Behold Jah
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Nelson* Riddle The Caribou British Columbia Suite
Matt* Lucas Vibrator Blues Matt Gets Blue
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Albert Jones* I Feel So Good The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* Annalee ST
Nelson* Riddle The Route of the Haidas British Columbia Suite
Jack Holland There's More to Come The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Verkhovyna Our Liitle World Ukrainian Pops
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Buddy Knox I'm In Love With You ST
Albert Jones* That's the Way You Lost My Love The Facts of Life
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Bukovynian Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Albert Jones* Hussle Disco The Facts of Life
Jonathan Edwards Blow On Chilly Wind Sailboat
Sidewinders Flat Foot Hustlin' Flatfoot Hustlin'
Cal* Bostic Let Me Love You Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Toe Hold Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Bluebird* Country Boy Blues Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost
Zambonis* To Bleed Black and Gold To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billy Joe Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Honky Tonk Angel
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Albert Jones* You and Your Love The Facts of Life
Ellen McIlwaine We Got Each Other Ellen McIlwaine
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) (There's a Lot of Different Kind of) People in the World Love Serenade
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra And I Love Her And I Love Her
Aarons And Ackley* Girl I've Been Waiting You And I
Priscilla* Rollins Let the Good Times Roll Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Joe* Glazer New Democratic Party Train A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Country Feelin' Amist the Black Eyes
Ernie* Smith Bend Down Low Skareggae
Ellen McIlwaine Pinebo (My Story) Honky Tonk Angel
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Kozak Dance Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Oscar* McLollie Blues in Nova Scotia (Oscar McLollie) ST
Ellen McIlwaine Hang On to a Dream Everybody Needs It
Zambonis* Let's Go Whalers To Bleed Black and Gold
Oscar* McLollie So Pleasing Loving You So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Honky Tonk Woman Love Serenade
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Happy Dolls Sweet Gypsy Rose Show Album No. 1
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Grandpa Tell Me One More Story I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Nothing Left to be Desired Everybody Needs It
Ernie* Smith Everything Crash Skareggae
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Ernie* Smith Who I Am To Behold Jah
Priscilla* Rollins There Goes My Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Ellen McIlwaine You May be All I Need Ellen McIlwaine
Cal* Bostic May I Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine Up From the Skies Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Buddy Knox Swingin' Daddy ST (mono)
Aarons And Ackley* Oh What a Good Time You And I
Jonathan Edwards Let the Rough Side Drag Sailboat
Ernie* Smith Freedom Street Skareggae
Country Mcdonald Joe* War Widow War War War
Ernie* Smith Time To Behold Jah
Buddy Knox Rock-a-Billy Walk ST
Ellen McIlwaine Wings of a Horse Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Mossy Dream Fear Itself
Ursa Major* Liberty and Justice ST
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Tony McManus Donal Og - The Lea Rig The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Exponians The Look of Love Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Loni Gamble Nightime Kind of Love ST
Buddy Knox Hula Love ST
Happy Dolls Bombie Show Album No. 1
Buddy Knox Devil Woman ST
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Ellen McIlwaine Love and Devotion Ellen McIlwaine

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt* Lucas - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

FEATURED

Dils* - Made In Canada

San Diego, California, USA - Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

Kingston, Jamaica - Toronto, Ontario

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (3)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It (1)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (2)

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People (1)

War War War

Amist the Black Eyes

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 02

Shirley Granger - Amist the Black Eyes MINT LABEL 01

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